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So I have a 63 Jaguar, and I'm going to be selling it, however I have heard that pickguards from that era can shrink. All I need to do is take the guitar apart and take photos then put it back together.

I don't have to worry about rapid shrinking once I unscrew the pickguard will I?

Shrinkage happens to all of us except for our ears and noses. They keep growing :o)

The only caution is if there's a lot of tension against the little mounting screws: if so, you risk cracking the pickguard, especially in places where it's narrow. Work slowly and carefully when removing and replacing it.

This shrinkage issue is often the reason we see pickguards on older Strats and Teles missing that little point on the treble-side horn. The nitro plastic can't take the tension and it splits across the screw hole because that is the weak point.

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